used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
anew
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Jim thought a slight disturbance would start another slide.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
blockedadjectiveUS /blɑːkt/
closed to traffic
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
rid of obstructions
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
disturbancenounUS /dɪˈstɜːrbəns/
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading Jim thought a slight disturbance would start another slide.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
divisible by two
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
foamed
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From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
ten 10s
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
Jim
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From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
landslidenounUS /ˈlændslaɪd/
an overwhelming electoral victory
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
looselyadverbUS /ˈluːsli/
in a relaxed manner; not rigid
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
rubbishnounUS /ˈrʌbɪʃ/
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
cut with a saw
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
slantverbUS /slænt/
lie obliquely
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading Jim thought a slight disturbance would start another slide.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Jim thought a slight disturbance would start another slide.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jim thought a slight disturbance would start another slide.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Jim thought a slight disturbance would start another slide.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
two'snounUS /tuːz/
possessive form of “two” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slope was dotted by broken trees and rocks, and in one place farther up a belt of smaller stones rested loosely at the top of a steep pitch.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
in or at the place that
From this reading A COUNCIL Jim got up at daybreak and went to the spot where the landslide had carried away the line.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He had wasted a week or two's labor and saw it would cost him some time to clear the ground before he could get to work again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jim thought a slight disturbance would start another slide.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading A hundred yards had gone and a great bank of soil and gravel ran down at an even slant to the river, where the current foamed about the rubbish that blocked its channel.
